Mercury retrograde on April 9

But Mercury retrograde is more of an inconvenience than anything else, and compared to the other retrogrades we have going on, this one wont seem so bad.

If youre not familiar with Mercury retrograde, this is the planet of communication.

There will be breakdowns in communication, misunderstandings, technological difficulties and travel delays.

Pretty much every part of our everyday life is affected, unless, of course, you live in the timbers with no WiFi.

The positive side of Mercury retrograde is, it gives us the opportunity to get in touch with old contacts, to edit, rethink and clarify our thoughts and to stimulate home improvements.

Pluto retrograde on April 20

Lets start with the bright side.

Pluto retrograde is a great time to remove toxic energy from your world, to discard old objects youd like to let go of and to cleanse your entire life of negative people, habits and notions that no longer serve you.

Having Saturn in retrograde will certainly help you with this.

Pluto is a planet of transformation, entailing we will all have to face our shadow self in order to usher some light into our lives.

Be aware of any situations where you might be projected your own unconscious luggage on to someone else, and get honest with yourself about it.

With Pluto being in retrograde for the next five months, you may feel this happening at a slow burn.

Youll probably come to terms with your own underlying motivations.

For instance, are you working out every day for your health, or are you doing it to graspon to a sense of control?

Are you working hard in your career for your own sense of self-esteem, or are you doing it to demonstrate something to your parents or some other authority figure?

This sounds dark, but its one of my favorite planets.

Pluto allows us to really dig deep and find out what is stimulating us tick.

By facing our demons, we are given the opportunity to purge them from our lives and purify ourselves, becoming more authentic every day.